family problems

When his volatile father is picked to become an astronaut for NASA's mission to Mars, seventeen-year-old Cal, an aspiring journalist, reluctantly moves from Brooklyn to Houston, Texas, and looks for a story to report, finding an ally (and crush) in Jeremy, the son of another astronaut.

Once-popular Rob and overachiever Maegan, both dealing with serious family issues, quickly form a bond that is threatened when Rob confides plans to repair damage his father caused.

"Hartley Staples, near-graduate of middle school, is grappling with the fact that his older brother has run away from home, when he finds a handmade postcard that fascinates him. And soon he spots another. Despite his losing interest in pretty much everything since Jackson ran away, Hartley finds himself searching for cards in his small town at every opportunity, ignoring other responsibilities, namely choosing a topic for his final project. Who is G.O. and why are they scattering cards about the town?"--Provided by the publisher.

Remy Tsai had a boyfriend and a best friend once. But now, her boyfriend is dead, her best friend pulled the trigger (Remy swears it was out of self-defense), and Remy is being called in for questioning, as she was just outside when it happened. How could her life have unraveled so much? A year before, Remy and Elise were soulmates -- protecting each other from the harsh winds of the cruel world and having fun any way they could. Now, Remy searches through her memories of the event, and the year leading up to it, trying to find any way to save the friendship that means everything to her.

In 1983 New York, Michael tries to forget about his father's anger, the pressure of school, and the threat of AIDS by escaping to The Echo, where he dances with abandon and attracts the interest of another boy.

Taking over her family's failing taxidermy shop in the wake of her father's suicide, grief-stricken Jessa-Lynn Morton pursues less-than-legal ways of generating income while struggling to figure out her place among her eccentric loved ones.

A dunamic and devastating memoir about the cycle of trauma caused by addiction within one family. From a child's-eye view, Travis Dandro recounts growing up with a drug-addicted birth father, alcoholic step-dad, and overwhelmed mother.

Sixteen-year-old Gravity Delgado has been breaking records and competitors since she started boxing with a legendary coach at age twelve, and now will reach the Olympics if her home life and romance do not distract her.

Twelve-year-old Luna loves the nighttime more than anything else. It s when no one gives her that look about the half mask she has to wear while healing from a disfiguring car accident. It s also the perfect time to sit outside and draw what she sees. Like the boy and girl from the new family next door zipping out of the window in a zeppelin and up to the stars.

"When a dive off the coast of Alabama goes horribly wrong, twelve-year-old Julie and one of her father's scuba clients struggle to survive after reaching an abandoned oil rig"--Provided by publisher.